Albuquerque & AM Riding

Hey all

Quick question, my other half & I are considering NM for relocation.
How far are the trail systems from Albuquerque & are they Aggressive trail & AM riding.
My only stipulation when we move is it must be warm, temperate & have local biking.
Where i am now I have a dozen trail systems with in an hour & 6 within a 20 minute radius.

Quick question, my other half & I are considering NM for relocation.
How far are the trail systems from Albuquerque & are they Aggressive trail & AM riding.
My only stipulation when we move is it must be warm, temperate & have local biking.
Where i am now I have a dozen trail systems with in an hour & 6 within a 20 minute radius.

thank you
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Our riding season pretty much never ends. The foothills are good 12 months out of the year and hundreds of miles of single track within 30 minutes drive time are good 9 months of the year. Lots of options for some great aggressive trails. Temps in the summer average in the mid to upper 80's with a few hot spells up in the 90's. Fall, which I feel is the best time here averages in the 70's and the winter months typically average in the mid 40's. Abq is one of the few places that I know of where one can ski in the morning and go for a bike ride in the afternoon with no problems at all.

It's Better To Die On Your Feet Than To Live On Your Knees. (Emiliano Zapata)

Fantastic riding for sure with plenty of top quality AM in the east mountains, SF, and Jemez. Personally, I can only ride there in the summer because it is not "temperate" and warm enough. Though Alb is mostly in the 40s in the winter the riding areas are often cooler and snow covered. Also the low humidity, frequent winds, and altitude makes that already dreadful 40 feel more like 10. Check out Cruces (kind of boring) but good riding and decent weather or Tucson. Tucson has at least 25 good riding areas within an hour. There are also nearby high altitude riding areas for escaping the summer heat as it does get warm in the summer.

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Thank you for the replies.
Where i am now I have 2 months of really cold weather down to minus 20
and this past winter we had snow onthe ground for almost 3 months solid.
Just looking to escape the extreme cold & muggy summers.

this would be a better climate than conneticut...you'd have to drive to phoenix, tucson, el paso, las cruces for really warm in the winter. Not much snow on the ground here though. Might be a bit of a culture shock for ya. How about san diego?

this would be a better climate than conneticut...you'd have to drive to phoenix, tucson, el paso, las cruces for really warm in the winter. Not much snow on the ground here though. Might be a bit of a culture shock for ya. How about san diego?

Why would anyone in their right mind move to California in the current times?

It's Better To Die On Your Feet Than To Live On Your Knees. (Emiliano Zapata)

how many cities have a 10,600 ft mountain in the city limits (basically)

For all the minuses that Albq has, there's a bunch of overlooked plusses.(sp?)

Gotta agree with that. Although I dont see many minus' really other than the occasional horse chips. Anyone whose ridden in Cali see's (way too many people) or back east (way too much mud....) or up north (too cold and too much snow). Abq is the place to be for riding. Here there are very few people on the trails, when it rains you only have to wait till the next day for the trail to be dry (in the foothills the trail is so compacted you can ride IN the rain without doing any damage) and it almost never snows in town....

I feel blessed to be here. How many people live in a city of 700,000 people and can go riding in a mountain afterwork, everyday if they wanted, and still be home in time for dinner?

Gotta agree with that. Although I dont see many minus' really other than the occasional horse chips. Anyone whose ridden in Cali see's (way too many people) or back east (way too much mud....) or up north (too cold and too much snow). Abq is the place to be for riding. Here there are very few people on the trails, when it rains you only have to wait till the next day for the trail to be dry (in the foothills the trail is so compacted you can ride IN the rain without doing any damage) and it almost never snows in town....

I feel blessed to be here. How many people live in a city of 700,000 people and can go riding in a mountain afterwork, everyday if they wanted, and still be home in time for dinner?

I live in North Carolina--a veritable paradise for MTBing, but Albuquerque looks very appealing. My wife and I want to move there. I hope there is an ample supply of good restaurants, too, as my second passion is eating.

I live in North Carolina--a veritable paradise for MTBing, but Albuquerque looks very appealing. My wife and I want to move there. I hope there is an ample supply of good restaurants, too, as my second passion is eating.

Great food in the area and cheap.
Of course you can drop $50+ per person on dinner if you really want to do so, but why, when you can get a great meal for approximately $15 a person.

Hey, I'm headed to the Charlotte area in late July for 3 days for work. Any suggestions on trails and a place to rent a bike?

good and plenty but check with your doc.

I"ve seen alot of ladies riding who are old enough to be AM {after menopause} .I would check with your doc. just to be sure it's ok for you.Those PM {pre menpouse } riders are just jealous that you don't get a monthly visitor like they do.